He said: ""Aspen started out just standing on the board and we would pull her around the house, this helped tremendously in her having outstanding balance once we put her in bindings and on the snow at 14 months.

"There's a great system in place here for little kids as the smallest boards come equipped with traction pads and 'riglet reels'.

"I definitely think she has a future in snowboarding, especially since the pros are getting younger and younger these days.

"She truly loves it, and being outdoors and if she didn't like it we wouldn't force it on her."

FUTURE: Jill says the youngster could be a big hit on the slopes [MERCURY/JILL BAKER-HAIGHT]